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former president clinton yesterday said the election boils down to fairness. take a look. >> the choice is, we are all in this together and you're on your own. the choice is believing that we are better off because of too much inequality, people left behind. it's a severe constraint on economic growth for everybody else. so it's trickle down economics. >> there are big issues at stake here, dick. there are a lot of things that people rundsing out there that we're talking about the direction of the country and just fairness for its citizens. >> al, absolutely. and one of the things that my wife and i noticed is where mitt romney goes and we read about the big bird issue. he looked at jim lehrer, with a smile, a smirk on his face and says, oh, and i'm going to fire you, too, jim. to me it demonstrated this guy has no soul. he will say whatever and he enjoys firing people. he said, i like firing people. >> he did say that. >> and he looked jim lehrer right in the eye and say, do you really want that guy to make a decision about medicare or health care generally?
former president clinton yesterday said the election boils down to fairness. take a look. >> the choice is, we are all in this together and you're on your own. the choice is believing that we are better off because of too much inequality, people left behind. it's a severe constraint on economic growth for everybody else. so it's trickle down economics. >> there are big issues at stake here, dick. there are a lot of things that people rundsing out there that we're talking about the...
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plus bill clinton's gift of gab earns him a not so official new title. we'll explain coming up in scrambled politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. >>> some of our big stories, a strange one involving a boston man arrested at l.a.x. during a stop on a flight home from japan. i.c.e. agents say he was wearing a bulletproof vest. flame retardant pants and carrying a smoke bomb in his luggage. and that's not all. this is just some of what else they allegedly found in his baggage. believe it or not, agents don't think he's a terrorist. an investigation continues. >>> this morning the government will issue a warning that thousands of air bags replaced could be dangerous counterfeits. you'll be able to learn if your model is at risk. just go to safercar.gov. >>> new images of a 10-year-old little girl missing since fri
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obama and hillary clinton and also chip. he managed mike huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. >> good afternoon. >> it augurgues that mitt romne would risk being called a flip-flopper, that it may not be such a bad thing to be a flip-flopper in this day and ainge. explain the reasoning. explain the logic. >> traditionally it's been a deadly label. you may not agree with him on everything but you know where he stood, that john kerr where was a flip-flopper. now mitt romney is gambling that that's no longer the case, no longer a deadly tag. so a couple weeks ago, it's hard to remember but mitt romney was facing long odds. his donors were upset, his supporters were leaking to the press it was a doomed campaign so what romney decided to do is begin to soften or shift some of his positions and obviously it's working. he's made that gamble that it's better to be called a flip-flopper than too extreme. >> so perhaps shaking an etch a sketch. >> perhaps shaking an etch a sketch is not as dastardly as it once was. >> chip, i want to ask you abou
obama and hillary clinton and also chip. he managed mike huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. >> good afternoon. >> it augurgues that mitt romne would risk being called a flip-flopper, that it may not be such a bad thing to be a flip-flopper in this day and ainge. explain the reasoning. explain the logic. >> traditionally it's been a deadly label. you may not agree with him on everything but you know where he stood, that john kerr...
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bill clinton is right. he has to call him on it. >> one other thing, first lady michelle obama was able to use the "sesame street" line and do so in a far more serious way than her husband did. at least what critics are saying. are we going to see a lot more of the first lady, bill clinton, bringing that kind of heat, is that enough to help the president's team dig itself out of that post-debate hole? >> you know, i think -- it certainly does help the first lady has approach ratings of 70%. you see ann romney has approval ratings of 60%. at this point it is all hands-on deck approach though this campaign. closing this gap, reasserting the president. and -- making sure that at least from the first lady's point he gets back on track to where he was before. and i think first ladies help in terms of the women vote. you have seen from recent polls that booem initially had 18, 22-point gap with mitt romney. mitt romney had that deficit. looks like mitt romney has done himself some good in that debate to close tha
bill clinton is right. he has to call him on it. >> one other thing, first lady michelle obama was able to use the "sesame street" line and do so in a far more serious way than her husband did. at least what critics are saying. are we going to see a lot more of the first lady, bill clinton, bringing that kind of heat, is that enough to help the president's team dig itself out of that post-debate hole? >> you know, i think -- it certainly does help the first lady has...
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and if you take, again, obama's performance, against hillary clinton, when he attacked hillary clinton, he came off as arrogant and sort of -- it didn't come off well. i think that's what's he's got to try and draw a line there. and when you go into this town hall debate, at the risk of being prematurely sitting expectations, that is obama's format. he's got to be favored going into that, that's the kind of format he does best in. but can he draw distinctions and go after mitt romney and attack him on his positions and call him the flip-flopper without coming off as the arrogant obama we saw him in the primaries. >> my thanks to karen finney and chris wilson. thank you so much. >> thanks. >>> just a month away from the elections. two new polls show president obama with an enormous lead over mitt romney among latinos in two key swing states. the number of from latino voters show mr. obama leading romney 78 to 17% in nevada. and in florida, obama leads romney 61 to 31%. romney has had a problem connecting with hispanics for months, and in just the past few days, began a new push to try t
and if you take, again, obama's performance, against hillary clinton, when he attacked hillary clinton, he came off as arrogant and sort of -- it didn't come off well. i think that's what's he's got to try and draw a line there. and when you go into this town hall debate, at the risk of being prematurely sitting expectations, that is obama's format. he's got to be favored going into that, that's the kind of format he does best in. but can he draw distinctions and go after mitt romney and attack...
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gore narrowly won that and so did clinton. record 3-1-1. in 2000 and '04, dick cheney dispatched his opponents. and in '08 palin outdid expectations but biden clearly won as did obama pushing the record to 6-1-1. five times in a row and six out of eight that the winner of the vp debate has gone on to win the election. various people in the media have wanted to declare this war over hundreds of times. no
gore narrowly won that and so did clinton. record 3-1-1. in 2000 and '04, dick cheney dispatched his opponents. and in '08 palin outdid expectations but biden clearly won as did obama pushing the record to 6-1-1. five times in a row and six out of eight that the winner of the vp debate has gone on to win the election. various people in the media have wanted to declare this war over hundreds of times. no
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we are also waiting for hillary clinton. she is having a press availability with the italian foreign minister and might address the situation in libya that got so heated in the debate last night. we are keeping our eye on that, as well. >>> we do have that big showdown for you. two california congressmen or california congressman howard berman and brad sherman last night. >> security guard had to step in there. in a shamt, congressman sherman said the pierce college debate was not conducted at the highest level. i regret my part in allowing emotions to distract from the exchange of views. we are still waiting for a response from congressman berman, but back to last night's debate where we have to bring you some of the real moments. paul ryan went after joe biden on his home turf scranton, pennsylvania. >> it has never been done before. >> it's been done a couple of times, i think. jack kennedy lowered tax rates. >> now you're jack kennedy? >> ronald reagan -- >> biden trying to make a moment of his own capitalizing when ryan
we are also waiting for hillary clinton. she is having a press availability with the italian foreign minister and might address the situation in libya that got so heated in the debate last night. we are keeping our eye on that, as well. >>> we do have that big showdown for you. two california congressmen or california congressman howard berman and brad sherman last night. >> security guard had to step in there. in a shamt, congressman sherman said the pierce college debate was...
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the happy face, as bill clinton put it. but who is is he really? and i think we can judge that by what happened in massachusetts. you showed that clip from 2002. he said the same thing in 1994. he became governor, he tried to outlaw stem cell research, claiming that it was the taking of life. he then said that he wanted to see the end of roe v. wade, which he once had said he wanted to see codified, so states could decide. and he then said he wanted a human life amendment that would outlaw abortion across the country. the real romney is severely anti-choice. and what he's doing here, whether it's on choice, on pre-existing conditions, on tax cuts for the rich, is all a deception designed to trick people into voting against themselves. >> so, terry, it seems like mitt romney will do the bidding of the fundamentalists like tony perkins if he becomes president? >> i think he will, but i think it's his own bidding too. i think it was important of you to show that clip of him bullying during the debate in 2002. that is the way he is with women. the stor
the happy face, as bill clinton put it. but who is is he really? and i think we can judge that by what happened in massachusetts. you showed that clip from 2002. he said the same thing in 1994. he became governor, he tried to outlaw stem cell research, claiming that it was the taking of life. he then said that he wanted to see the end of roe v. wade, which he once had said he wanted to see codified, so states could decide. and he then said he wanted a human life amendment that would outlaw...
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. >> david, there is a continuing controversy, hillary clinton asked about it today and said we knew what we knew at the time and investigating, she ducked the question. >> paul ryan came out among the more memorable lines is there's an act of terror against the united states we're going to call it what it is. this administration is caught in a lot of different explanations, complicated story, and you've got the intelligence community, state department and the white house. we cover washington. we understand there's a lot of competing voices when it comes to that. the buck stops at the white house with the president on these matters. and this was an act of terror as he says and there are a lot of different explanations. heated testimony about the fact that there were additional security requests. again this is just messy. i don't think -- look, martha raddtz asked direct questions i believe in moderators asking direct questions and getting answers. was it an intelligence failure. he didn't answer the question. and she did go back at a later point. this just -- they're just sewing more
. >> david, there is a continuing controversy, hillary clinton asked about it today and said we knew what we knew at the time and investigating, she ducked the question. >> paul ryan came out among the more memorable lines is there's an act of terror against the united states we're going to call it what it is. this administration is caught in a lot of different explanations, complicated story, and you've got the intelligence community, state department and the white house. we cover...
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." >>> mitt romney's more middle of the road performance has been noticed by former president clinton who mocked what he thinks is a softer tone from romney. >> wow! here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. >> rick scott accidentally sent people to the wrong phone number for information on the meningitis outbreak. the governor mistakingly transposed two numbers. so instead of the health department, callers were connected to an adult only hotline. oops. >>> and we're going to get a look at the first presidential debate courtesy of our favorite folks over at bad lip-reading. >> the hot tub is cool now. >> i love you, too, okay? i want you to turn and look at me. >> he's asleep. >> party time, chumps. >> hilarious. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." all right, back to the serious stuff. here's your first look at how wall street is going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,344 after slipping 128 points yesterday. the s&p 500 fell eight, the nasdaq lost 13. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, tokyo, nikkei is dow
." >>> mitt romney's more middle of the road performance has been noticed by former president clinton who mocked what he thinks is a softer tone from romney. >> wow! here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. >> rick scott accidentally sent people to the wrong phone number for information on the meningitis outbreak. the governor mistakingly transposed two numbers. so instead of the health department, callers were connected to...
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. >> he says he does no longer support -- >> we put it together with the former clinton budget director. >> who disavows it. >> this idea came from the clinton commission to save medicare chaired by senator john breaux. here's the point, martha. >> which was rejected. >> if we don't -- >> that was a crucial point in the debate right there. here's a guy trying to talk about a plan that has bipartisan support, and joe biden stood up for the american people and the truth and wouldn't let him get away with it. that's what made it a great debate. i don't care how many times someone is interrupted if the interruption is in the service of the truth. democrats and progressives have had enough of the lies that the republicans have been throwing out in this campaign season. when ryan started lying about the romney tax plan, joe biden was right to point out just how the math does not add up. >> you can cut tax rates by 20% and still preserve these important preferences for middle class taxpayers. >> not mathematically possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it's been done before. it's precisel
. >> he says he does no longer support -- >> we put it together with the former clinton budget director. >> who disavows it. >> this idea came from the clinton commission to save medicare chaired by senator john breaux. here's the point, martha. >> which was rejected. >> if we don't -- >> that was a crucial point in the debate right there. here's a guy trying to talk about a plan that has bipartisan support, and joe biden stood up for the american...
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up in that debate with hillary clinton. >> right. >> again, that is who he is. i think we are totally for getting that. >> not only that, but i think we're also for getting that both of these men, to your point, they were who they always have been, even in governing. barack obama has infuriated his own base because of this perception that he doesn't fight hard enough. >> recurrent theme. >> it's a recurrent theme. with mitt romney the recurrent theme among republicans, the reason he doesn't have a lot of frentsds in his party is the idea that he's a vicious debater. newt gingrich called him a liar in which he demolished supposedly the best debater in the republican party and he is known to be a flip-flopper. what did he do in that debate, he flip-flopped. everybody played the type. >> dedrick's point is smart about mitt romney in some ways was the beneficiary of lowered expectations and the beneficiary of the success of the obama campaign as painting him as a character of a ba foonish budocrat. by the time john kerry took the debate stage the bush campaign had d
up in that debate with hillary clinton. >> right. >> again, that is who he is. i think we are totally for getting that. >> not only that, but i think we're also for getting that both of these men, to your point, they were who they always have been, even in governing. barack obama has infuriated his own base because of this perception that he doesn't fight hard enough. >> recurrent theme. >> it's a recurrent theme. with mitt romney the recurrent theme among...
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marking this event today secretary of state hillary clinton joined by archbishop desmond tutu cited malala's heroism. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenges that girls face, whether it's poverty or marginalization or even violence, just for speaking out for their basic rights. >> joining me now, malan risk veer, the state department ambassador at large for women's issues. a position that you have created and expanded and traveled around the world to many of these very, very dangerous places. let's talk about malala and what she represents because you've spent time in pakistan, spent time in afghanistan, you know about the attempts to expand girls and women's rights and also the entrenchment in some parts. >> first of all, it's a barbaric be act that was committed against her. she like so many other girls, desperately want to go to school. they want to be able to have full lives. they want their potential to be able to be tapped. and they don't want to be circumscribed by the kinds of things that are happening whether in pakistan or in afghanistan. i think the fact that in pakista
marking this event today secretary of state hillary clinton joined by archbishop desmond tutu cited malala's heroism. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenges that girls face, whether it's poverty or marginalization or even violence, just for speaking out for their basic rights. >> joining me now, malan risk veer, the state department ambassador at large for women's issues. a position that you have created and expanded and traveled around the world to many of these very,...
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as president clinton said it takes some brass to criticize somebody for what you did. vice president biden has a vocal supporter about these things. >> the ryan budget if passed that the govern ore said he endorsed would knock 19 million people off of medicaid. >> romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children by an additional $2,000 a year. >> don't tell me what you value. show me your budget and i'll tell you what the value. >>> vice president biden will have some serious things to say this thursday. joining me is steve carnaci, co-host of "the cycle. he's writing in "salon" today about paul ryan's thing skin. thanks for coming on the show. >> thanks for having me. is he ready for joe biden? >> it's an open question. one thing we found is he hasn't been ready forred kind of scrutiny that comes with a national spot light. there have been several interviews, in what we all assumed would be friendly turf fox news where at the slightest bit of scrutiny on follow-up questions he's gotten very testy and evasive. you can th
as president clinton said it takes some brass to criticize somebody for what you did. vice president biden has a vocal supporter about these things. >> the ryan budget if passed that the govern ore said he endorsed would knock 19 million people off of medicaid. >> romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children by an additional $2,000 a year. >> don't tell me what you value. show me your budget and i'll tell you what the value....
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bill clinton. he has been out stumping for the president and for some down ballot candidates as well. is he doing this out of the kindness of his heart, or is he, as many suspect, laying the groundwork for candidate hillary clinton in 2016? >> well, look, i think president clinton certainly wants to see president obama re-elected. he believes in his policies and loves this country. he wants it to move in a progressive direction. he also doesn't really want to be blamed if there's a perception that the president loses that he somehow didn't do enough. i think that's really driving this as well. >> you dodged my hillary clinton question. is she running or not? >> well, look, i don't know what he's going to do. i think the people close to her don't know what she's going to do. i think she's going to take some time off and maybe reach a decision a bit later. >> we're going to go to break here. before we do that, the language has changed because there was a time when it was, i don't know. then it seemed
bill clinton. he has been out stumping for the president and for some down ballot candidates as well. is he doing this out of the kindness of his heart, or is he, as many suspect, laying the groundwork for candidate hillary clinton in 2016? >> well, look, i think president clinton certainly wants to see president obama re-elected. he believes in his policies and loves this country. he wants it to move in a progressive direction. he also doesn't really want to be blamed if there's a...
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president bush had a surplus when he took office, thanks to president clinton. our president takes office, 800,000 jobs, we're losing them every single month. the president has been working hard and all he has to do is stand on his record, talk about his record and remind folks who is there to make an economy that is built to last, to build an economy from the middle out and not the top down. who doesn't have to pretend that he cares about the 47% and for women. look at the lilly ledbetter act, so the president needs to bring it to governor romney the next time they go face to face and remind the folks who has been standing in the ready position for them. ohio will remember and we are going to vote for president barack obama. >> both candidates, though, in ohio today. ohio state senator nina turner, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we're following breaking news out of bellefonte, pennsylvania, sentencing day for jerry sandusky. and as the judge put it he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars. i'll talk with an
president bush had a surplus when he took office, thanks to president clinton. our president takes office, 800,000 jobs, we're losing them every single month. the president has been working hard and all he has to do is stand on his record, talk about his record and remind folks who is there to make an economy that is built to last, to build an economy from the middle out and not the top down. who doesn't have to pretend that he cares about the 47% and for women. look at the lilly ledbetter act,...
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you u saw the obama campaign announce that clinton and springsteen are going to be campaigning for them in ohio. to me that seems they have to pull out the big guns now to not seat any ground. >> i mean governor romney, this is his fourth day in a row in ohio. i think both campaigns have been pretty clear how important the buckeye state is. i'll ask is there a path to 270 for you guys without ohio? >> look. i don't think they've written ohio out or excuse me off. it's still their path to 270. that's why they're there. because there's excitement on the ground there. you're seeing vol -- >> can you win the presidency without ohio? >> yes. i believe so. i've not done the private polling. look what they're doing. they wouldn't be there if this wasn't a winnable state for them. one of the things you should look at, take a look at maine. there's a chance you're seeing an erosion of support for obama in a very blue state where one of them is actually pulling higher than ohio. this happened in '08 with nebraska. >> before i let you out of here, we saw them talking about abortion and he knew of
you u saw the obama campaign announce that clinton and springsteen are going to be campaigning for them in ohio. to me that seems they have to pull out the big guns now to not seat any ground. >> i mean governor romney, this is his fourth day in a row in ohio. i think both campaigns have been pretty clear how important the buckeye state is. i'll ask is there a path to 270 for you guys without ohio? >> look. i don't think they've written ohio out or excuse me off. it's still their...
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do we want to go back to a window of time like those under president clinton when we had the longest sustained prosperity as a result of middle class focused economic policies or do we want policies like those during the bush era that focused on tax breaks for the wealthiest and almost no regulation. i think the choice is clear. >> 9 hours, 30 minutes, you and i whether be watching along with most americans. thank you so much for your time today. >> thank you. >>> it's a high stakes debate between paul ryan and joe biden. what it will take to win. we'll hear from alan schroeder. there the debate change the momentum of the race? that's the question. tweet me your thoughts. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. promise full whitening results in two weeks or more. rembrandt® deeply white™ 2 hour whitening kit is proven to quickly remove surface stains and deep stains in
do we want to go back to a window of time like those under president clinton when we had the longest sustained prosperity as a result of middle class focused economic policies or do we want policies like those during the bush era that focused on tax breaks for the wealthiest and almost no regulation. i think the choice is clear. >> 9 hours, 30 minutes, you and i whether be watching along with most americans. thank you so much for your time today. >> thank you. >>> it's a...
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. >> we put it together with the former clinton budget director. this idea -- >> who disavows it. >> this idea -- >> this is a bunch of stuff. look, here's the deal. >> what does that mean, a bunch of stuff? >> well, it means it's simply inaccurate. >> it's irish. >> it is. we irish call it malarky. >> thanks for the translation. >> the idea if you heard that little issoliloquy on 47% and y think he just make a mistake, i think you're -- i got a bridge to sell you. >> with respect to that quote, i think the vice president very well knows that sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. >> but i always say what i mean. and so does romney. >> we want -- >> the right is all upset today because vice president joe biden interrupted a lot and smiled a lot and openly laughed at paul ryan all night long. i can see why they would be upset. but, you know, here's the thing. we knew from the democrats saying it all week long that they thought mitt romney's effectiveness in the first debate last week was largely due to him saying stuff that
. >> we put it together with the former clinton budget director. this idea -- >> who disavows it. >> this idea -- >> this is a bunch of stuff. look, here's the deal. >> what does that mean, a bunch of stuff? >> well, it means it's simply inaccurate. >> it's irish. >> it is. we irish call it malarky. >> thanks for the translation. >> the idea if you heard that little issoliloquy on 47% and y think he just make a mistake, i think you're...
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bill clinton could do this easi easily. wait a second, if you're not going to tell the public i will tell the public what's in your plan. here are the three things you have to know. the president is going to have to find a which to keep bringing him down to the specifics and not let this guy who looks kind of presidential, sounds like a yoep, just wing it from here on out and not really be held accountable for what he says or what he has said. >> but richard, to what he just said, the polls are suggesting that it's actually being quite efficacious for mitt romney to give a top line but no content, no details. >> well -- >> that duth suggests that the decker to rat isn't listening. >> debates can change the course of the race but generally you have to look at all three presidential debates and see where things are. we're in a very volatile moment because things are moving quite clearly after that first debate. and it's very hard to know where things will settle other than the historical precedent when we saw it happen for in
bill clinton could do this easi easily. wait a second, if you're not going to tell the public i will tell the public what's in your plan. here are the three things you have to know. the president is going to have to find a which to keep bringing him down to the specifics and not let this guy who looks kind of presidential, sounds like a yoep, just wing it from here on out and not really be held accountable for what he says or what he has said. >> but richard, to what he just said, the...
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there's the landmark year where dozens of female democratic members of congress were swept up in the clinton year. and 20 years later, we appear to be having another one. the reason this is good for the president is it helps increase the turnout and enthusiasm for female voters. there's polling that shows women's issues have been being a ballot effect in terms of getting moderate women to go to the polls and feel they have to show up and fight. there are moderate women who may not have been that enthusiastic about the president. they are enthusiastic about knowing the term "legitimate rape" is not a legitimate term. >> massachusetts has never elected a woman as governor or to the united states senate. >> right. >> and elizabeth warren was asked about it in the last debate. here's her response. >> i wonder why you think that massachusetts has never elected a female senator or governor. >> i don't know. >> no idea. does it trouble you? >> well, right now, i'm trying to do something about that. >> isn't that just a fantastic answer? >> there's been a lot of studies about one of the reasons that
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yes, benson got a good line off on me, i focused on michael dukakis, bill clinton in 1992, and i think you can expect that paul ryan is going to do the same thing. >> john harwood, a big night. thank you so much for your time. i'll see you soon, john. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. stay with msnbc tonight with special primetime coverage of the vice presidential debate at 8:00 p.m. eastern. "the cycle" is up next. that ma. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> i'm crystal ball live in danville, kentucky. joe biden and paul ryan are here. it's fight night for the vice presidential candidates, expect both of them to come out swinging. >> i'm steve kerr knack ki. new battleground poles are out. did the debate do damage to his campaign. >>> this is so completely
yes, benson got a good line off on me, i focused on michael dukakis, bill clinton in 1992, and i think you can expect that paul ryan is going to do the same thing. >> john harwood, a big night. thank you so much for your time. i'll see you soon, john. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. stay with msnbc tonight with special primetime coverage of the vice presidential debate at 8:00 p.m. eastern. "the cycle" is up next. that ma. with...
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president bush lost his first debate to bill clinton and ross perot. next president bush lost his first debate to john kerry. so when president obama lost his first debate last week to his challenger, mitt romney, that outcome was totally in keeping with the sad, sad incumbent president tradition of getting creamed in their first debate. but what hat means for tonight is that the democrats are looking for a solid performance to try to stop the republican momentum, to try to quash the poll imbalance that romney and ryan have been enjoying since the debate last week even if stephanie cutter tried to tell us a minute ago there was so much bounce. to that end, chuck todd joins us from the debate site with new polling information out today. chuck, what do we know today, chuck? >> i think we know, look, there has been some movement in romney's direction. now, some of it is, i would say, if you look at everything we've learned over the last few days, in our polling, in ohio, florida, and virginia, in the cbs/"new york times" polling, it feels like everything
president bush lost his first debate to bill clinton and ross perot. next president bush lost his first debate to john kerry. so when president obama lost his first debate last week to his challenger, mitt romney, that outcome was totally in keeping with the sad, sad incumbent president tradition of getting creamed in their first debate. but what hat means for tonight is that the democrats are looking for a solid performance to try to stop the republican momentum, to try to quash the poll...
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the attack in benghazi playing center stage in danville and we hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll hear from the campaigns, romney senior adviser tim talon, debbie wasserman schultz and david gregory, chris cizilla and our all star panel. my conversation with actor director ben affleck about "argo" next on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" the day after the danville. the number twos clashed early and often on foreign policy a
the attack in benghazi playing center stage in danville and we hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll hear from the campaigns, romney senior adviser tim talon, debbie wasserman schultz and david gregory, chris cizilla and our all star panel. my conversation with actor director ben affleck about "argo" next on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" the day after the danville. the number twos clashed early and...
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he served in the clinton administration. he also writes the blog peace fair.net. daniel, you wrote about this. there was a really good piece of reporting from josh church at the "huffington post" talking to diplomats who were talking about their fear that in the wake of this what we're going to see is increased security, increased barricading of american embassies and that those -- the increased security comes at the cost of doing effective diplomacy. how have you experienced that as a diplomat yourself? how do you experience that tradeoff on the ground? >> well, especially in iraq we see very clearly that the american diplomats are incarcerated and warehoused in an embassy. they're not out talking to the population. they're not meeting people as frequently as they should. they're not giving speeches, cutting ribbons, doing all of the things that need to be done if you're to develop a rapport not only with the host government but with the host population and that's what diplomacy is all about is that comprehensive understanding of a society and, frankly, libya's a
he served in the clinton administration. he also writes the blog peace fair.net. daniel, you wrote about this. there was a really good piece of reporting from josh church at the "huffington post" talking to diplomats who were talking about their fear that in the wake of this what we're going to see is increased security, increased barricading of american embassies and that those -- the increased security comes at the cost of doing effective diplomacy. how have you experienced that as...
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bill clinton is a master at these town hall debates. i would study his tapes and call him and pick his brain. so i don't think it's going to be a knockout punch to either side, but both are going to be good come tuesday. >> morris, i want to ask you a question. what are you doing in paris? >> well, paris is just like cleveland, so i wanted to come over and get a feel on what's going to happen. >> right. whal are you doing? having a nice dinner? working, i hope. i'll let you keep it to yourself. >> we're going to rate the week. keep it here. we're going to keep in touch with paris too. >>> giving you a quick look at portsmouth. romney will have performing alongside him country song artist jamie o'neill. that may be jamie right there. we'll keep an eye on that for you. we'll look at the big three, best week and worst week. in that order, i'll begin with you, erin. who's your best and worst. >> best is joe biden because he did what he needed to do and slowed mitt romney's momentum with his debate performance and the worst week is susan ric
bill clinton is a master at these town hall debates. i would study his tapes and call him and pick his brain. so i don't think it's going to be a knockout punch to either side, but both are going to be good come tuesday. >> morris, i want to ask you a question. what are you doing in paris? >> well, paris is just like cleveland, so i wanted to come over and get a feel on what's going to happen. >> right. whal are you doing? having a nice dinner? working, i hope. i'll let you...
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government under george bush, and you voted against nation building, as he kept railing against, the clintons were doing nation building in haiti and all. what did you get? you got an attempt -- >> and the prescription drug benefit as well. >> right. a huge prescription drug benefit. and attempt to make a model laissez-faire estate out of iraq. the craziest exercise in nation building you have ever seen. >> campaign promises very what our elected officials deliver in office. it is more about the reality of our elections process or is it also about what we're just talking about, the partnership on capitol hill? >> well, i think what it really is about is the fact that we've had a dumbing down of the citizenry. and to be very blunt about it, i think among the institutions that can be blamed would be us. television news, that somehow along the way, the market research people came in there and said you can completely discuss any issue in a ten-second sound bite. once you hear that ten-second sound bite you will understand all the complexities of national security or health care or the economic si
government under george bush, and you voted against nation building, as he kept railing against, the clintons were doing nation building in haiti and all. what did you get? you got an attempt -- >> and the prescription drug benefit as well. >> right. a huge prescription drug benefit. and attempt to make a model laissez-faire estate out of iraq. the craziest exercise in nation building you have ever seen. >> campaign promises very what our elected officials deliver in office....
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secretary of state hillary clinton is praising the decision. >> let me congratulate the european union on its nobel peace prize. certainly it's quite remarkable to see how unified and peaceful europe is in the 21st century. >> and joining me now, "newsweek" columnist, cnbc contributor zachary carabel. it's interesting this quote from the woman in greece who said is this a joke? it mocks us and what we are going through right now. that was one person's reaction in greece. >> this was an easy softball for some degree of ridicule. i read the headline and briefly thought someone had sent me a link to the onion. in all fairness, part of what the point is, the eu was the source of the greatest global destruction in the first part of 209th century that the planet has ever known. for these group of nations that were at each other's throats for centuries to make gradual steps from 1957 to the pren is the come together is in fact historically unusual and has benefited the planet. i know that sounds hopelessly idealistic and atypically noncynical but to be honest it is a prosperous region and a p
secretary of state hillary clinton is praising the decision. >> let me congratulate the european union on its nobel peace prize. certainly it's quite remarkable to see how unified and peaceful europe is in the 21st century. >> and joining me now, "newsweek" columnist, cnbc contributor zachary carabel. it's interesting this quote from the woman in greece who said is this a joke? it mocks us and what we are going through right now. that was one person's reaction in greece....
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president's campaigning on letting the rate on the highest income people go back to where it was in the clinton years, that makes sense. now some republicans are saying yeah, we may have to do that. that's the way to get a deal done. instead of the kind of gridlock we've had so far. >> now, one of the other issues is the fiscal cliff and the gang of eight meeting at mount vernon today. i know you're not one of the eight, you're very plugged in, obviously, to what they're doing. do you think they're going to be able to reach an agreement after the election and avoid this fiscal cliff? >> we have lots of people who will work real hard on this, senator baucus on the finance committee done a lot of work on tax reform and other members are, but our best hope to get something done is the group of eight, all people well intentioned. and if they can overcome the deadlock we've had on revenues so far, i think we can get a deal. the suggestion i made today is aimed at them as well as everybody else, saying hey, if we want to get a real deal, the way to do it on revenues is take all -- certainly close all
president's campaigning on letting the rate on the highest income people go back to where it was in the clinton years, that makes sense. now some republicans are saying yeah, we may have to do that. that's the way to get a deal done. instead of the kind of gridlock we've had so far. >> now, one of the other issues is the fiscal cliff and the gang of eight meeting at mount vernon today. i know you're not one of the eight, you're very plugged in, obviously, to what they're doing. do you...
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reasons biden ended up on the ticket with obama in 2008 was that in 2007 and 2008 running against hillary clinton, running against barack obama, it was biden who are often than not who would steal the show at those democratic debates. it never actually translated into votes for him but he impressed people in the obama campaign as somebody they wanted to have out there. you go farther back in his career when he first ran for president in 1988, he got derailed by a bit of a plagiarism scandal, but when he was using his own words, he was one heck of an orator. that was his reputation. a really strong communicator. i look at biden and his debate skills and communication skills, and i say escapable of doing what barack obama either couldn't or wouldn't do last week against mitt romney. >> right. professor reich, paul ryan is known for being an encyclopedia of numbers but can he effectively counter headlines like this one today, "gm to add 2,000 jobs in michigan"? if this race comes down to ohio and the auto rescue plays a major role there, that's a tough headline to counter for mr. ryan, isn't it? >>
reasons biden ended up on the ticket with obama in 2008 was that in 2007 and 2008 running against hillary clinton, running against barack obama, it was biden who are often than not who would steal the show at those democratic debates. it never actually translated into votes for him but he impressed people in the obama campaign as somebody they wanted to have out there. you go farther back in his career when he first ran for president in 1988, he got derailed by a bit of a plagiarism scandal,...
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clinton also did well in '92 against bush the elder, but not as well. and barack obama himself did good back in '08, but again, not as well. but as we've been talking about, the real impact of the debates that people are interested in is, does it change the probability that one candidate will win or not? and romney picked up short term, but long term doesn't look as much, but we'll continue to monitor it. >> there is also the question of the vice presidential debate. have vice presidential debates ever moved the numbers in any significant way, frank? >> interesting question. can't go back to the 1800s. we don't see it. you know, we don't poll as much about the veep debates as presidentials, so it's hard to get precise, but it's hard to get any indication. even with the palin/biden debate in '08 that everybody watched so much, it's hard to get an indication that they make a huge difference. for example, lloyd benson did well, you'll remember, lloyd benson in '88 against dan quayle, but benson's ticket lost. >> i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a frie
clinton also did well in '92 against bush the elder, but not as well. and barack obama himself did good back in '08, but again, not as well. but as we've been talking about, the real impact of the debates that people are interested in is, does it change the probability that one candidate will win or not? and romney picked up short term, but long term doesn't look as much, but we'll continue to monitor it. >> there is also the question of the vice presidential debate. have vice...
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you know, you have that iconic moment with rick lazio and hillary clinton. i think it's the hardest thing to do in politics is for the male candidate to debate the female candidate in that you have to be so careful. you just can't deliver lines like that. >> last presidential election. >> so hard to do it effectively. >> i echo what mike barnicle has been saying, too. the polls in massachusetts for president obama are so good that it's going to hurt scott brown. 20, 25 points. and you heard it last night, elizabeth warren tying scott brown to mitt romney's policies on health care and everything else. >> i just got nervous when you were about to quote mike barnicle and talking about women. >> i moved quickly. >> smart. >> listen, though, the polls are really tight, but steves, twhat is it, scott brown that is to win 300,000 votes for people that are voting for obama? >> yeah, i think the margin in massachusetts may even be larger. the last poll i saw there, obama was up 30 points. i think it's very hard. steve schmidt would probably agree to pull the other le
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bill clinton, i think there are 12 people attendees at a private residence. george clooney hosts this concert. a lot of big names. jennifer hudson, katy perry, stevie wonder are going to be performing. another fundraiser after that. a smaller gathering. i think that's $25,000 a person. then it's on to san francisco where he's got even more high-dollar, high-cost per plate dinners. $40,000 per plate. big bucks in california, whenever a president, especially democratic president, goes out there. he's going out there for basically one reason every four years. that's to hit the atm. in between, he's got an event where he's going to dedicate a national monument to cesar chavez, the famous champion of immigrant worker rights in the agricultural sector in the '60s and '70s. he's going to have some campaign events in ohio on his way back. he has a down day here on wednesday. thursday it's back down to florida. perhaps the key swing state, craig. >> mike, thanks. appreciate that. vice presidential candidate paul ryan surfaced after three days of intense debate camp. h
bill clinton, i think there are 12 people attendees at a private residence. george clooney hosts this concert. a lot of big names. jennifer hudson, katy perry, stevie wonder are going to be performing. another fundraiser after that. a smaller gathering. i think that's $25,000 a person. then it's on to san francisco where he's got even more high-dollar, high-cost per plate dinners. $40,000 per plate. big bucks in california, whenever a president, especially democratic president, goes out there....
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the democratic party, the clinton formulation on this issue was safe, legal, and rare. i think that's where a lot of americans are on the issue. if you want to have less abortions, then you want to have more contraception. more access to contraception means less abortions. that's part of the problem that the party has had as a message construct with women all over the country. >> excommunicated from the republican party if you keep talking about that. >> that's nowhere the church is on contraception. >> that's the problem. >> the tough thing with ryan's answer in that regard, he's in conflict with his own faith. i thought it was remarkable tonight to see two catholics on there with two totally different views about how this should be run. >> about making policy out of your religious believes. >> i've got to correct this. i'm not saying it's radical he's against roe versus wade. i'm saying for him to propose the supreme court shouldn't be making these decisions, i don't know if every pro lifer will do that. >> we also have a cnn research poll out. 48% say paul ryan won t
the democratic party, the clinton formulation on this issue was safe, legal, and rare. i think that's where a lot of americans are on the issue. if you want to have less abortions, then you want to have more contraception. more access to contraception means less abortions. that's part of the problem that the party has had as a message construct with women all over the country. >> excommunicated from the republican party if you keep talking about that. >> that's nowhere the church is...
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and former senior adviser to hillary clinton's campaign, doug halloway. hello, you three. i'll begin with you, doug. there's a new op ed titled "show me a policy". we're going to put it on screen so the viewers can read it. is that the president's number one goal to establish a second term mission? >> i think we'll hear a lot from the president. i would refer people back to the convention speech he made where it laid out a plan for creating millions of new manufacturing jobs and $4 trillion in deficit cuts. the voters are be pushing both guys to talk about their plans for the future. i really think that's what the laid deciding voters are looking to hear. romney has a wrap for being rather vague. i think the president has been detailed, and i think we'll see voters pushing to hear more. i think we'll hear lots about the future. >> speaking of details, mitt romney and paul ryan are pressed for their plans. specifically the 20% across the board tax cut. why are they being so vague and will governor romney get specific at this debate? >> you know, it's funny. it cuts both way
and former senior adviser to hillary clinton's campaign, doug halloway. hello, you three. i'll begin with you, doug. there's a new op ed titled "show me a policy". we're going to put it on screen so the viewers can read it. is that the president's number one goal to establish a second term mission? >> i think we'll hear a lot from the president. i would refer people back to the convention speech he made where it laid out a plan for creating millions of new manufacturing jobs and...
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that's why nancy reagan and hillary clinton and others have been willing to do. the other is to show him the picture. whether it's after a news conference where the answer has been boggled or after a debate like this. it's hard to deliver bad news to the president. it's hard for the president not to believe his own eyes. >> let's get to david what mitt romney said the day after the debate about his 47% line. here it is. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case i said something that's completely wrong. this whole campaign is about the 100%. >> okay. here's a two-part question. first part to you, ed. was this going to be his answer had he gotten a chance in the debate but he didn't get that chance so he had to trot this out in the first post-debate interview? >> yes. i think he was. i think he probably was going to be ready with that response. that was a really damaging comment on that hidden video about the 47%. the obam
that's why nancy reagan and hillary clinton and others have been willing to do. the other is to show him the picture. whether it's after a news conference where the answer has been boggled or after a debate like this. it's hard to deliver bad news to the president. it's hard for the president not to believe his own eyes. >> let's get to david what mitt romney said the day after the debate about his 47% line. here it is. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of...
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that is this white house as opposed to the bush white house and the clinton white house has been much more protective usually only the five or six television mainstream people get questioned. he doesn't engage in the sort of back and forth. even president bush had off the record west side radio people. he doesn't get to hear what some of the little stream media have to say. >> jon: we put together a list of recent interviews the president has done, hard hitting events like people magazine and entertainment tonight and glamour. [ laughter ] >>> i actually think it's deeper than that. we thought obama had a teleprompter. obama just wasn't himself. i think he was himself. he didn't have a teleprompter and mitt romney was himself. this is the exact mitt romney that the media have not wanted us to see. >> where has he been up until now? >> buried in internet. the realization that the headline is the staying power of 47%. why is 47% staying because the media are putting it on every day. >> when president obama didn't mention that. he didn'ting on the five trillion dollar attack. he did noth
that is this white house as opposed to the bush white house and the clinton white house has been much more protective usually only the five or six television mainstream people get questioned. he doesn't engage in the sort of back and forth. even president bush had off the record west side radio people. he doesn't get to hear what some of the little stream media have to say. >> jon: we put together a list of recent interviews the president has done, hard hitting events like people magazine...